Author: Amanda Collins

Emma Teufel delivers a sparkling post break up anthem with her new single “Delete” As soon as the music starts the, feel-good pop energy laced with nostalgic disco grooves set the stage for a song that’s as liberating as it is danceable. The writing dives into the satisfaction of cutting ties with a toxic ex, turning heartbreak into a celebration like no other. Emma’s confident vocals glide effortlessly over a bright sound that feels both retro-inspired and refreshingly modern. It’s the perfect soundtrack for anyone ready to hit reset and move forward with style., on this shining release for this…

Chappell Roan brought the fun to the Reading Festival 2025 main stage on Friday evening – check out footage below. The singer was playing her debut headline set at the festival, just ahead of Hozier’s set on the same stage on August 22. She was played on by dramatic, cinematic horns and a backdrop evoking a classic ghostly horror movie, which gave way to an epic instrumental intro from her band. As anticipation grew among the pink cowboy hat-wearing crowd, Roan appeared at the top of her elaborate stage set and launched into ‘Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl’. “Hello, my…

Prince’s estate has fired back at claims that it’s trying to steal the identity of Purple Rain co-star Apollonia, calling the singer’s lawsuit “frivolous” and saying it never tried to stop her from using the stage name.   A Thursday (Aug. 21) post by the official Prince Instagram account is the estate’s first public comment since Apollonia (Patty Kotero) brought a federal lawsuit earlier this week. Apollonia, who’s best known for playing a character of the same name in Prince’s 1984 film Purple Rain, alleges the estate is unlawfully trying stop her from using the moniker via trademark cancellation proceedings.…

Bruce Springsteen has released ‘Lonely Night In The Park’, an outtake from ‘Born To Run’ to mark the album’s 50th anniversary. The never-before-released track was recorded during the sessions for the classic 1975 album in New York City’s Record Plant with producer Jon Landau, but was left off the final album’s tracklist at the last minute. ‘Lonely Night In The Park’ was briefly played in rotation on the Bruce Springsteen-dedicated SiriusXM radio station in 2005 but has otherwise never been available to the public. As reported in the book Down Thunder Road: The Making Of Bruce Springsteen by Mike Appel,…

Kings Of Leon have released their new single ‘We’re Onto Something’, featuring vocals from Zach Bryan – listen below. The song was debuted live on stage in San Francisco last week (August 15) and it has now arrived in its studio form. The track has been released via Love Tap Records, the band’s own imprint distributed by Virgin Records. It follows on from the two artists’ recent collaboration ‘Bowery’, which was first released earlier this month and also featured during the Golden Gate Park show last week. ‘We’re Onto Something’ sees Kings Of Leon in relaxed, bluesy form, with Caleb…

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Want to rock out like Anna from Freaky Friday? Well, now you can, thanks to Guitar Center. The musical instrument retailer put together a small lineup of guitars fans of the family franchise can shop right now on Guitar Center‘s website. The lineup includes vintage models to represent Anna’s cherry red guitar in the 2003 film, like the Gibson SG Standard ‘61 Vintage Cherry retailing for $1,999,…

Glenn Hughes. – Photo by Leo Baron Press release – Rock legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes returns with his new studio album “Chosen”, set for release on September 5th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.To mark the announcement, Glenn shares the title track, along with an accompanying music video, available now. This year will also see Glenn Hughes busy touring across Europe and South America, with “The Chosen Years” tour starting in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on September 2nd, and ending on November 29th in Bogota, Colombia. Commenting on the new album, Glenn stated: “Songwriting is deeply personal…

Celeigh Cardinal lived through a breathtakingly tumultuous time five years ago … but was able to turn her pain into powerful art with her 2024 album Boundless Possibilities. – Photo by Olya Shendrick By Jim Barber Trigger warning: The topics of violent death and suicide are discussed within the contents of this feature article. It was an album born out of profound loss, a desperate, primal outcry of despair, cauterizing in its emotional intensity – a powerful vehicle for catharsis but also, ultimately of the resiliency of the human spirit. Boundless Possibilities was the record the helped propel the already…

What do music companies in different industries with revenue ranging from $3.9 billion to $23.1 billion have in common? Their CEOs are paid comparably.   On Tuesday (Aug. 19), Billboard published a recap of the top 20 music executives’ earnings in 2024. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Spotify, SiriusXM, iHeartMedia, Live Nation, MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Co. are all represented. Each company’s CEO is on the list except for Spotify’s Daniel Ek, who doesn’t earn an annual salary or bonus (he made ends meet by selling approximately $375 million in stock last year).   Related In 2024, the compensation…

Josh Homme has recalled the time he was upstaged by Florence Welch on their cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s ‘Jackson’. The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman joined Welch for the song during the recording of her MTV Unplugged performance in New York City in December 2011, a show that also saw Welch cover Otis Redding’s ‘Try A Little Tenderness’. Now, Homme has reflected on the memory of that night in an interview with Nick Grimshaw for the BBC’s Sidetracked podcast. “You know, I’ve known Flo for many, many years, and sang with Flo on MTV Unplugged, he…